Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
12-2023
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2754-4325
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
Organizational Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Dr. B.J. McMichael
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Dr. Jackie Halstead
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Dr. Jon Schwiethale
Abstract
Millennial church attendance has declined since the beginning of the new millennium. Intergenerational ambivalence has been known to contribute to this phenomenon. Through this action research, the researcher sought to determine what intergenerational factors have led to millennials’ continued or discontinued attendance within churches. A phenomenological qualitative approach centered around interviews for this study was used to determine these intergenerational factors. The sample was taken from a 1,100-member church in a major Texas metropolitan area. The goal was to help church leaders decrease relational distancing and reduce ambivalent factors to increase millennial engagement in this local congregation.
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Recommended Citation
Sanderson, Parker, "Intergenerational Factors That Contribute to Millennial Church Engagement" (2023). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 724.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/724
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